Rebecca S. Barna Named President of Popular Science Properties

Posted on May 5, 2000

Times Mirror Magazines has named Rebecca S. Barna President of Popular Science Properties and a Vice President of Times Mirror Magazines, it was announced by Jason E. Klein, President of Times Mirror Magazines. Barna, 50, will be responsible for further developing and shaping Popular Science and its related properties, for the 21st Century. Barna will report to Klein. Barna's succeeds Fred Abatemarco, who has been named Senior Contributing Editor for Popular Science.

``Becky Barna has an outstanding record of success in building businesses,'' said Klein. ``As VP and Group Publisher of CMP Media, she built an Internet business that approached $30 million in revenue, and while Publisher of InformationWeek Magazine, she grew business eightfold to over $100 million in revenue. That success, combined with her more than 20 years in technology and computing publishing, make her a tremendous asset to our organization.''

``Consumer interest in what's new in science and technology is at an all-time high,'' said Barna, ``and the Popular Science brand is perfectly positioned to meet that information need. I am thrilled to join the team, and to lead the charge into new and expanded media offerings for readers and advertisers alike.''

Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's largest science and technology magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million in the U.S.. Popular Science is currently published in five languages worldwide and is the fifth oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. Popular Science is published by Times Mirror Magazines.